mikla_theoneandonly's reviews
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It went too slow and then it went too fast. Some of the descriptors were weird, like too many times she would describe the estate as "the too-big house" or at one point she referred to the air as "the too-dry air". That threw me off a little bit, but it could just be me. Otherwise, I liked it, but I would have preferred it to be longer. It's also not for me, given that it's intended for younger readers (I think). But the writing was beautiful, and it is overall a solid story.

I think this deserves the five star rating. I was there with the characters every step of the way, truly examining what it would feel like to be in MCs situation. THE PAIN OF IT ALL. 
A rare instance where I liked the unreliable narrator sort of storytelling. We only get her perspective, so it might be wrong, but it also might not, and that's the part that chilled my bones. 
I don't know what i would have done in her shoes. I pray I never have to wear those shoes, I pray no one has to.
But the thing I do know is that FOX IS THE MOST USELESS, SPINELESS,  PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A HUSBAND AND FATHER. PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A PERSON. Even through Blythe's insistance that he was a good father, a good husband, those tiny, often overlooked harmful behaviors crept across the pages. Masterfully written!

TRY TO GET TO THE POINT CHALLENGE! DIFFICULTY: IMPOSSIBLE 
It started of strong and then just became BORING. Like I said, do try to find the thread of what you are trying to say. The number of characters didn't help, especially with all the changing identities.
Also, if you say the same thing a bunch of different ways, YOU ARE STILL SAYING THE SAME THING. THIS BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 100 PAGES SHORTER. 
After about 50% I just couldnt find it in myself to care. And then the book tried to have some kind of girlboss all men are evil moment. It's not impossible to write that kind of story, but this was not it.
Also, take a shot every time someone talks about how everyone stares at their phones these days, and posts lies on social media, and everybody is so fake because of the internet. WE GET IT! PLEASE MOVE THE PLOT ALONG!

Girl, not the "boys will be boys" agenda!!! The author really did a great job at building tension, dropping those hints that showed everyone had some skeletons in their closets, though it was clumsy at times. And I always love when everything's connected, when everything comes together. It scratches some kind of "there's no such thing as coincidence" itch in my brain. Solid story, but there were some plot holes, imo.

I'm either too dumb or too emotionally stunted to understand this fully, but its beutiful none the less